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The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this is one cause of the serious misunderstandings that divide them.

Simone de Beauvoir

She was ready to deny the existence of space and time rather than admit that love might not be eternal.
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Existence Herself Love Space Time
I enjoyed my exhaustion, though; I liked overdoing things.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR

Enjoyment Myself
Weakness’ is weakness only in light of the aims man sets for himself, the instruments at his disposal and the laws he imposes.
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Himself Law Light Man Weakness
There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR

Place Waste
Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with absolute truth.
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Man Truth View World
Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in surpassing itself; if all it does is maintain itself, then living is only not dying.
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Death Life Live
If you point out that they’re walking in shit they scream it’s you that have dirty feet.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR

Blame Character Yourself
There’s something tragic about you. Your feeling for the absolute. You were made to believe in God and spend your life in a convent.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR

Believe Feeling God Life Religion Tragedy Yourself
What is an adult? A child blown up by age.
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Age Children Perspective
One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR

Compassion Friendship Life Love Oneself Value
Oppression tries to defend itself by its utility.
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Oppression Protection
If so few female geniuses are found in history, it is because society denies them any means of expression.
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Expression Female Genius History
She would never change, but one day at the touch of a fingertip she would fall to dust.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR

Change Fall Herself Touch
Capabilities are clearly manifested only when they have been realized.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR

Ability Inspirational Worth
All oppression creates a state of war. And this is no exception.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR

Creation Oppression War
I love you, with a touch of tragedy and quite madly.
SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR

I Love You Mad Touch Tragedy

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